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john boehner will remain speaker of the house and mitch mcconnell will remain the republican leader of the senate, but he will move from being the minority leader to being the majority leader in january. democrats re-elected harry reid as their lead erk but he will now suffer the severe demotion from majority leader to minority leader in the senate. there really is only one leader for each party, but there is always more than one senator who thinks he or she should be the leader, or a leader. and so over the years, leaders have invented meaningless positions for senators who do not yet have the power of a chairmanship to keep them busy. elizabeth warren may be the first senator to be granted up with of these meaningless positions not because of her relentlessly begging for it, but rather by popular demand. elizabeth warren is, by an order of magnitude, the biggest star on the democratic side of the senate. she is clearly the most popular senator among democratic voters. and so she will now take her place in the photograph of the expanding democratic senate leadership team. she has been
john boehner will remain speaker of the house and mitch mcconnell will remain the republican leader of the senate, but he will move from being the minority leader to being the majority leader in january. democrats re-elected harry reid as their lead erk but he will now suffer the severe demotion from majority leader to minority leader in the senate. there really is only one leader for each party, but there is always more than one senator who thinks he or she should be the leader, or a leader....
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and that's why as sam says as dramatic as this is here tonight with boehner, and it's a test of boehner and whether the tea party will go along, et cetera, this is all the republicans' argument right now. >> sam, it seems to me there may well be an opportune moment somewhere in this process for the president to actually issue some specific veto threats. there is nothing that strengthens the image of a president more clearly than saying, this is what i will not accept. it is also an absolutely necessary guide post for legislating. knowing what the president will veto is crucially important to the legislative process. >> yeah. i don't think it's going to happen in this debt ceiling debate. but keep in mind we have a government shutdown debate impending in about a month and a half when the continuing resolution runs out. and after that, we have in a year and a half, the expiration of the bush tax cuts. by all stretches of the imagination, they won't get tax reformation done right now. so we'll have to deal with this when they set up this deficit reduction commission. so i think the one thi
and that's why as sam says as dramatic as this is here tonight with boehner, and it's a test of boehner and whether the tea party will go along, et cetera, this is all the republicans' argument right now. >> sam, it seems to me there may well be an opportune moment somewhere in this process for the president to actually issue some specific veto threats. there is nothing that strengthens the image of a president more clearly than saying, this is what i will not accept. it is also an...
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sure there a whipping operation now that cantor is on the team with boehner. isn't there 200 tea party organization nationwide? making phone calls to the cloak room. trying to get their guys to stay off the vote. >> reporter: well, you remember what this game is. mcconnell and want to have the three or four days of showdown rather than hand it over to the white house and harry reid. if they can't get the boehner deal out of the house, then there goes that leverage and you will see mcconnell move quickly to try to work something out with reid. you do wonder this, chris, one of the things that democrats may have done and maybe now claim they do it on purpose probably wasn't the intent at the time which is when we came out and said, this thing is dead in the senate, there is no chance boehner will live in the senate. that sends a message to some of guys sitting on the fence saying why should i walk the plank on this for something that's going to die anyway. i can get punished in a primary forit, forget it. we know about the ones waivering, they are trying to flip
sure there a whipping operation now that cantor is on the team with boehner. isn't there 200 tea party organization nationwide? making phone calls to the cloak room. trying to get their guys to stay off the vote. >> reporter: well, you remember what this game is. mcconnell and want to have the three or four days of showdown rather than hand it over to the white house and harry reid. if they can't get the boehner deal out of the house, then there goes that leverage and you will see...
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it's magic beans and ferry dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of their committee seats for voting against party leadership in the past. but boehner finds himself in an increasingly weak position. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refused to take a position on boehner's debt plan today. >> i have no particular observation other than i commend the house leadership for trying to move. the process along and getting to a point where hopefully we can have a real discussion. >> house democrats are cranking up the pressure. tim walsh of minnesota introduced a discharge petition on the middle class tax cuts in the house. if it gets 218 signatures, it would get a floor vote before the end of the month. >> this is an issue that we all agree on. >> democratic leader nancy pelosi announced a plan for the discharge petition last week. the petition keeps the focus on extending tax cuts for 98% of americans. i spoke to leader pelosi late this afternoon about the strategy and the latest de
it's magic beans and ferry dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of their committee seats for voting against party leadership in the past. but boehner finds himself in an increasingly weak position. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refused to take a position on boehner's debt plan today. >> i have no particular observation other than i commend the house leadership for...
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it can't come from boehner. it is going to have to come primarily from senate republicans. >> let's keep in mind, ridge name the white house wanted to meet with the entire house gop caucus. boehner said no, no, no, no, no. let's keep this just to the leadership. >> come on. we want to watch that. come on. >> a lot of fun. that's the question mark. how the folks on the extreme right in the republican house caucus are going to respond to these proposals. >> but they, at this point, the momentum just seems to beep r rg right by the right-wing nuts at this point. off awe when y >> when you look at the poll. look where the republicans are. dwindling republicans in purple states. they're there. 23, 24 republicans in places like ohio. in places like california. in places like wisconsin and michigan whuch michigan. who have to run for re-election too. for them this is armageddon. can't be tied to a party seen as blowing up the united states econo economy. you cannot ride that to re-election. the abstract hatred of gover
it can't come from boehner. it is going to have to come primarily from senate republicans. >> let's keep in mind, ridge name the white house wanted to meet with the entire house gop caucus. boehner said no, no, no, no, no. let's keep this just to the leadership. >> come on. we want to watch that. come on. >> a lot of fun. that's the question mark. how the folks on the extreme right in the republican house caucus are going to respond to these proposals. >> but they, at...
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speaker boehner could lost as many as 24 votes. the house gop leadership will now make changes to the bill. house rules committee will have an emergency meeting tonight. the bill will be changed, and speaker boehner will try again tomorrow. earlier tonight senator john mccain said what this vote means for house speaker john boehner. >> this is really his leadership of the republicans in the house, and being speaker is clearly at stake here if he can't bring his people along. >> it has been a day of confusion for republicans everywhere, not just on capitol hill. republican senior strategist rush limbaugh is worried that the democrats might be outsmarting the republicans by tricking them into trying to move the boehner bill. limbaugh is not sure exactly how the republicans should vote on the boehner bill. that's how wild the confusion is on this. listen to rush limbaugh. >> the problem then becomes republicans refuse to compromise, which is what the democrats want all along. meanwhile, republicans think by dumping this in reid's lap
speaker boehner could lost as many as 24 votes. the house gop leadership will now make changes to the bill. house rules committee will have an emergency meeting tonight. the bill will be changed, and speaker boehner will try again tomorrow. earlier tonight senator john mccain said what this vote means for house speaker john boehner. >> this is really his leadership of the republicans in the house, and being speaker is clearly at stake here if he can't bring his people along. >> it...
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that may hurt boehner in his own caucus. but i think at this point, i think trying to construct -- you know, it's clear nancy pelosi controls at least 190 votes in the house. boehner controls about 30, near as i can tell. >> exactly. >> maybe at this stage it's better to, you know, not stick the knife in, rub salt in the wound, but to try to bring him in and see if they can come up with a budget agreement that is an honorable compromise. >> somehow workable. chairman of the center for american progress john podesta, thank you as always. after the break, according to a new poll, a vast majority of tea partiers do not think tomorrow's debt ceiling deadline is a big deal. you know, the deadline that could trigger default and possibly global turmoil. we'll discuss the right flank's problem with facts when economist justin wolfers joins us. that's next on "now." across america people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar, but it didn't get me to m
that may hurt boehner in his own caucus. but i think at this point, i think trying to construct -- you know, it's clear nancy pelosi controls at least 190 votes in the house. boehner controls about 30, near as i can tell. >> exactly. >> maybe at this stage it's better to, you know, not stick the knife in, rub salt in the wound, but to try to bring him in and see if they can come up with a budget agreement that is an honorable compromise. >> somehow workable. chairman of the...
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if the boehner bill passes, it heads to the senate, where the boehner bill's great adventure will come to an end. senate democratic leader harry reid has the signed commitment of 53 senate votes against the boehner bill. majority leader reid's spokesman tweeted, boehner's bill dies tonight forever. rush limbaugh is worried that the democrats will find a way to use the boehner bill to make the republicans look bad once again. >> he will go to the senate, where it will be pronounced dead on arrival. and then dingy harry will say, what, there's enough here. you know what? we can work with this. we didn't realize all that was in this. there's some stuff that, yeah, yeah, yeah, so reid will take parts and plug these things from my bill into this and maybe i can get some democrat votes on it after all. and then miraculously, miraculously, the prince of compromise, harry reid, steals the day by compromising with just an outrageous dead on arrival bill. gets all kinds of credit for hard work, rolling up the sleeves, and that magic compromise, and then sends that back to the house. ok, republic
if the boehner bill passes, it heads to the senate, where the boehner bill's great adventure will come to an end. senate democratic leader harry reid has the signed commitment of 53 senate votes against the boehner bill. majority leader reid's spokesman tweeted, boehner's bill dies tonight forever. rush limbaugh is worried that the democrats will find a way to use the boehner bill to make the republicans look bad once again. >> he will go to the senate, where it will be pronounced dead on...
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not all of them like boehner's trying to do now. at least half of them and you make up the difference with democrats. republican senators are no more interested in this house bill than democratic senators are. senator mccain going into this lunch with i'm told they were having spa getty repeated his assertion with the idea that we're going to do a balanced budget amendment to cap federal spending as 18% of the economy as bizarro. everyone on the senate side is expecting this to move into the middle. >> lori montgomery it's been an italian themed menu this week on capitol hill. pizza last night, spa getty for lunch. all good thins. maybe the only good thing out of the hill. >>> and this week nbc's brian williams takes us behind the scenes with unprecedented action to all the players in the debt showdown. as president obama said today he wants a compromise. what does majority leader reid really think about mitch mcconnell? >> how do you get along with mitch mcconnell? >> mitch and i are friends. we talk every day. i consider him a fin
not all of them like boehner's trying to do now. at least half of them and you make up the difference with democrats. republican senators are no more interested in this house bill than democratic senators are. senator mccain going into this lunch with i'm told they were having spa getty repeated his assertion with the idea that we're going to do a balanced budget amendment to cap federal spending as 18% of the economy as bizarro. everyone on the senate side is expecting this to move into the...
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is john boehner a huge part of the problem? because boehner is not an analog to tip o'neill as obama is analog to ronald reagan. he's letting this tea party caucus as we've all discussed here really run things. is the weakness of boehner as a speaker a huge part of the problem? >>. >> reporter: well, it's interesting, boehner's strategy has been to let the hot air out. he let's these guys scream and yell and beat their chest and takes them to the brink every single time. at the end of the day he's able to make the concession and say, look, i'm dealing with these folks in the house and they are not going to break on anything. you have to give me something or else we're in real trouble. in 2010 he said i got 90% of what i wanted. this is the leadership strategy and he doesn't care. if someone writes about him being the weakest in history, he laughs and says i'm trying to do the best job i can. i don't see guys, a way forward for boehner on this one without democratic help and the question becomes when is he going to do it? he's r
is john boehner a huge part of the problem? because boehner is not an analog to tip o'neill as obama is analog to ronald reagan. he's letting this tea party caucus as we've all discussed here really run things. is the weakness of boehner as a speaker a huge part of the problem? >>. >> reporter: well, it's interesting, boehner's strategy has been to let the hot air out. he let's these guys scream and yell and beat their chest and takes them to the brink every single time. at the end...
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boehner's party is not doing well in public opinion polls, but boehner, he's just in denial. >> you go back to, you want to talk about polling, most americans would agree that spending is a much bigger problem than raising taxes. they want us to deal with this. >> actually, voters across the board think taxes should go up on the wealthiest americans. democrats, independents, and republicans all agree by large maintains they want congress to raise taxes on income above $250,000 a year. republican leaders are completely disconnected from public opinion. this is one reason republican approval continues to nosedive while democrats actually have a positive rating with the public. when voters were asked to describe the republican party, 65% of the responses were negative. and here's the -- and here they are. like you know, bad weak, uncompromising, need to work together, broken, unorganized, disorthd. one prominent gop pollster put it this way. republicans have run out of persuadable white voters. john boehner is ultimately responsible. he is doing irreparable damage to the republican brand.
boehner's party is not doing well in public opinion polls, but boehner, he's just in denial. >> you go back to, you want to talk about polling, most americans would agree that spending is a much bigger problem than raising taxes. they want us to deal with this. >> actually, voters across the board think taxes should go up on the wealthiest americans. democrats, independents, and republicans all agree by large maintains they want congress to raise taxes on income above $250,000 a...
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so john boehner has wiggle room. he can look like he's the tough guy to the tea party folks who have to vote him back in as speaker. tom cole is really laying out the policy. if they wanted to shut him up, he would have been shut up. and so, where does this leave them? they're not going to play the card on the debt ceiling because that was a disaster for them. they're going to say, you know what, we tried to say the democrats were not serious about spending cuts, but they have no option. they lost the election. you know, republican voters were lied to about the state of the polls. they were lied to about the state of america. and if they want to believe that this is the only path that only spending cuts will get them to deficit reduction, they can carry on believing that or get to a place where they're going to get re-elected. >> richard, i think the president is offering a great deal to the republicans. here's why. these guys can go home 98% and say, you know what, 98% of you, i got the tax cuts. i didn't raise your
so john boehner has wiggle room. he can look like he's the tough guy to the tea party folks who have to vote him back in as speaker. tom cole is really laying out the policy. if they wanted to shut him up, he would have been shut up. and so, where does this leave them? they're not going to play the card on the debt ceiling because that was a disaster for them. they're going to say, you know what, we tried to say the democrats were not serious about spending cuts, but they have no option. they...
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do you believe boehner will cave to something? >> yes, the house will vote for some amount of money, yes. i just don't see -- they've backed themselves into a corner. they pumped this hysteria. people with disease are flooding into the country. so they've created a crisis that needs to be responded to. they cannot now not do anything. >> i have been unable to predict the house of representatives. >> who knows? >> that's why chris gets the last word. >> thank you very much for joining me on my first week back here in the studio. chris hayes 8:00 p.m. weeknights on msnbc. alex wagner, 4:00 p.m. weekdays here on msnbc. thank you very much for doing overtime with me tonight. >> thank you, lawrence. >>> coming up, ann colter has some surprising advice for republicans on the mississippi senate campaign. and cory booker and rand paul. and later, rosie o'donnell is going back on "the view." yes, chris hayes, i know you're dying for this story. that means the political discussions on that show will be stronger and maybe a bit louder. rosy'
do you believe boehner will cave to something? >> yes, the house will vote for some amount of money, yes. i just don't see -- they've backed themselves into a corner. they pumped this hysteria. people with disease are flooding into the country. so they've created a crisis that needs to be responded to. they cannot now not do anything. >> i have been unable to predict the house of representatives. >> who knows? >> that's why chris gets the last word. >> thank you...
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boehner loved the sequester. he said it would be a great way to make sure spending is cut across the board, and that's what the republicans wanted. when the bill was signed, boehner told the country, he told everybody just how much he loved it. >> when you look at this final agreement that we came to with the white house, you know, i got 98% of what i wanted. i'm pretty happy. >> wait a minute now. i thought it was the president's plan. see, folks, the lying just keeps coming. boehner continued his lies in an op-ed today. he said the president got his higher taxes, $600 billion from higher earners and no spending cuts at the end of 2012. well, let's do a little math for the speaker of the house. $1.2 trillion is greater than $600 billion. john boehner should know this. he did the math before. in fact, he was one of 174 republicans in the house of representatives who voted for the budget control act of 2011. those republicans, what did they get? they got $1.2 billion in cuts to set up by the sequester by passing t
boehner loved the sequester. he said it would be a great way to make sure spending is cut across the board, and that's what the republicans wanted. when the bill was signed, boehner told the country, he told everybody just how much he loved it. >> when you look at this final agreement that we came to with the white house, you know, i got 98% of what i wanted. i'm pretty happy. >> wait a minute now. i thought it was the president's plan. see, folks, the lying just keeps coming....
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ba boehner, romney. our team points out that mitt romney's biggest ral eye on capitol hill is house speaker john boehner. when asked about a coordinated attack on the president this week, on various topics, let's me play what speaker boehner had to say. >> i think this is beneath the dignity of the white house. this is biggest job in the world. and i've never seen a president make it smaller. the emperor has no clothes. i think the president's economic policies have failed. i would argue they have made things worse. and as a result, the president has turned to the politics of envy and division. >> when is the last time you spoke to anyone in the romney campaign? >> it's been a while. >> i've talk to the candidates or their campaigns during this process. >> there is no coordination with the recent attacks. almost like you're doing romney's bidding. >> i'm doing my own. >> he is doing his own. the eyebrow. >> well, it is true with john boehner that since the debt deal fell apart last summer, he's been pret
ba boehner, romney. our team points out that mitt romney's biggest ral eye on capitol hill is house speaker john boehner. when asked about a coordinated attack on the president this week, on various topics, let's me play what speaker boehner had to say. >> i think this is beneath the dignity of the white house. this is biggest job in the world. and i've never seen a president make it smaller. the emperor has no clothes. i think the president's economic policies have failed. i would argue...
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. >> speaker john boehner is caving to tea party pressure. >> i want to commend speaker boehner. >> this is playing with fire. >> i'm not doing that. i'm not doing that. >> guess what? we are going to win the fight over here and get the job done >> i want to commend speaker boehner or leading. >> unimpeachable leadership skills. >> this is a moment for republicans to unite. >> this is playing with fire. >> just going to end in disaster for the republicans. >> you are entitled to your own opinion. but you are not entitled to your own facts. >> they do not have the votes. >> they're going to fail. >> why is john boehner doing this? >> i want to commend speaker boehner for leading. >> ted cruise still refuses to back down. >> ted cruise is running to be rush limbaugh. >> he can't keep getting away with this. >> it's idiotic. >> oh, i'm not doing that. i'm not doing that. >> republicans are now frantically warning tea party republican senator ted cruise that his plot to kill obamacare by defunding the government won't work. and will actually help president obama. the white house warned congr
. >> speaker john boehner is caving to tea party pressure. >> i want to commend speaker boehner. >> this is playing with fire. >> i'm not doing that. i'm not doing that. >> guess what? we are going to win the fight over here and get the job done >> i want to commend speaker boehner or leading. >> unimpeachable leadership skills. >> this is a moment for republicans to unite. >> this is playing with fire. >> just going to end in disaster...
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i think the john boehner op-ed shows you why. boehner is still guarding his right flank. everything he does, he's still trying to give gimmes to the republican base. we can say all we want -- the republican operatives want to change the party. but the base of the party is still there. they still exist. the tea party base. not only are they still there, 87 are still in the lame duck congress. you see boehner regarding his speakership into december. i would say we get past december 31st, get to january 3rd, reorganize the congress and then they make a deal. >> let's hope that's right. thank you for joining us. have a great thanksgiving. >> you, too. >>> next, the presidential pardon. stay with us. >> now, i joke but for the first time in our history, the winners of the white house turkey pardon were chosen through a highly competitive online vote. and once again, nate silver completely nailed it. the guy's amazing. he predicted these guys would win. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete
i think the john boehner op-ed shows you why. boehner is still guarding his right flank. everything he does, he's still trying to give gimmes to the republican base. we can say all we want -- the republican operatives want to change the party. but the base of the party is still there. they still exist. the tea party base. not only are they still there, 87 are still in the lame duck congress. you see boehner regarding his speakership into december. i would say we get past december 31st, get to...
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boehner's folks are trying to say this could be a win. i don't know if his rank and file will take this as a victory. >> chris, to your point, democrats have to support this, too. democrats don't like sequestration. >> i don't think this is some masterful strategy. they are bungling towards this. the bungling they are doing is ending up with this moving the center of debate which is now everyone is talking about defunding obama care. that's crazy, it's going to go, maybe a small shutdown, thing sing kumbaya and keep sequestration levels. the fight was sequestration levels. now it's the consensus position we all agree on because we're fighting on obama care, which is crazy and radical. >> we're not even fighting about implementing an actual budget. we're fighting about a continuing resolution that might last three months, which is crazy. >> counter-intuitively i'm hoping for a shutdown. a shutdown for two or three days could teach a lesson politically to the republicans and also is not that cataclysmic. the thing i fear is they pull the no
boehner's folks are trying to say this could be a win. i don't know if his rank and file will take this as a victory. >> chris, to your point, democrats have to support this, too. democrats don't like sequestration. >> i don't think this is some masterful strategy. they are bungling towards this. the bungling they are doing is ending up with this moving the center of debate which is now everyone is talking about defunding obama care. that's crazy, it's going to go, maybe a small...
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. >> so you mentioned the situation that boehner is in. this is quite a bind for him. so what do you think is the best way forward here? what's the best of the bad options? >> probably for him would be to call in sick, something like that. he's in a bind. i suspect that what he'll do at some point is to have a meeting with everybody and say, okay, this is the deal. we can't allow this to happen. and if you do, then he'll pull a johnny paycheck, which will is to take this job and shove it. >> and i want to turn quickly to john mccain's op-ed slamming putin. isn't that a job for president obama some ? >> expect for the fact that the president probably didn't want to get involved so he septembsen mccain who did a gueesture of defiance -- >> you're talking about the one finger salute? >> that is the one. >> thanks for your time. coming up, we'll have first buzz, all the stories we're buzzing about this morning. [ female announcer ] we lowered her fever. you raise her spirits. we tackled your shoulder pain. you make him rookie of the year. we t
. >> so you mentioned the situation that boehner is in. this is quite a bind for him. so what do you think is the best way forward here? what's the best of the bad options? >> probably for him would be to call in sick, something like that. he's in a bind. i suspect that what he'll do at some point is to have a meeting with everybody and say, okay, this is the deal. we can't allow this to happen. and if you do, then he'll pull a johnny paycheck, which will is to take this job and...
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finally boehner got the conversation he wanted. but the president's holding firm that he will not be extorted. now at the end of the day to prevent default, he might give in on something. >> but does -- let's go back -- but here's the -- >> i'm not sure he's there yet. >> here's the tough one. if he signs the six-week, isn't he agreeing to this drum roll and another deadline and another drum roll and another deadline and the threat of more pressure on him to give in to something? >> he may be. but if he's not giving up anything in response to that, just saying these guys need another six weeks to get their act together. and see the numbers plummet more in a wall street journal poll, that's the best we can do now. i'll take that. >> jonathan, how will people read on obama agreement to a six-week agreement which means we're right back at this in six weeks? >> well, i mean, it depends. as david just laid out, it depends on whether there are conditions attached to that bill that the president would sign. he's been clear he wants a clea
finally boehner got the conversation he wanted. but the president's holding firm that he will not be extorted. now at the end of the day to prevent default, he might give in on something. >> but does -- let's go back -- but here's the -- >> i'm not sure he's there yet. >> here's the tough one. if he signs the six-week, isn't he agreeing to this drum roll and another deadline and another drum roll and another deadline and the threat of more pressure on him to give in to...
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boehner and the boys? what's the rush? ♪ >> first of all, we want to say merry christmas. >> president obama is cutting short his christmas break with the fiscal cliff looming large. >> the fiscal cliff gets closer. congress now has six days left to make a deal. >> aloha, hawaii. >> to my republican colleagues, the ronald reagan model is if you get 80% of what you want, that's a pretty good day. >> they were this close. they were this close to a solution. >> he's going to get tax rate hikes. >> are we going over the cliff? >> i believe we are. >> be republican and be conservative and pass a bill that cuts tax. >> boehner has no control over his extreme right wing faction. >> should anybody's taxes be raised at this point? answer yes or no. >> no. no. ♪ >> we begin as president obama and the senate head back to washington set for one last effort to avert the first fiscal cliff. aloha means good-bye for the president as he packs bound for the white house tonight. the president cutting short his vacation leaving michelle
boehner and the boys? what's the rush? ♪ >> first of all, we want to say merry christmas. >> president obama is cutting short his christmas break with the fiscal cliff looming large. >> the fiscal cliff gets closer. congress now has six days left to make a deal. >> aloha, hawaii. >> to my republican colleagues, the ronald reagan model is if you get 80% of what you want, that's a pretty good day. >> they were this close. they were this close to a solution....
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boehner has toned it down a few notches. you really just have lindsey graham over there shouting a little bit. >> even that is just -- speaking of lindsey graham, let's play it. even he's being careful in what he says. >> the game you're playing is small ball. you're talking about raising rates on the top 2% and run the government for 11 days. just got re-elected. how about doing something big that is not liberal. how about doing something that is bipartisan. every idea he has is a liberal idea that drowns us in debt. how about manning up here, mr. president. >> well, i keep reminding republicans on this is that the white house politically, they can't be the ones proposing major retitlement reforms because the base of the party will eat them alive. >> that's why he is recognizing give the 2% possibly on the tax, but that has to come from the republican party, it can't come from within the white house, yet alone a democrat that just overwhelmingly won. >> sure you watch capitol hill as well as anybody here sitting at this tab
boehner has toned it down a few notches. you really just have lindsey graham over there shouting a little bit. >> even that is just -- speaking of lindsey graham, let's play it. even he's being careful in what he says. >> the game you're playing is small ball. you're talking about raising rates on the top 2% and run the government for 11 days. just got re-elected. how about doing something big that is not liberal. how about doing something that is bipartisan. every idea he has is a...
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if boehner had sent over his bill and if he does, basically save boehner's skin on this, fighting reid for at least 24 hours. and then sometime saturday, it will be clear to mcconnell that he's got enough republicans on his sided that are just tired of this. we already heard some of the frustration with the tea party boil over in john mccain's speech a couple nights ago. he's speaking not just for john mccain. there are a lot saying let's cut this deal and go home. so i think by sunday we will see this plan come together. now, the question as i go back is who will have more leverage. i think already reid and the democrats will have more leverage simply because it's clear whatever boehner does to try to get it through this side of the house, and he may not, he may end up just pulling the plug on it, it's going to be so hard to get through the senate that reid will find republicans to help him. and i think it starts criticalizing on sunday. my guess something is on the president's desk by monday after a lot of house democrats and only about 100 house republicans get this thing over the l
if boehner had sent over his bill and if he does, basically save boehner's skin on this, fighting reid for at least 24 hours. and then sometime saturday, it will be clear to mcconnell that he's got enough republicans on his sided that are just tired of this. we already heard some of the frustration with the tea party boil over in john mccain's speech a couple nights ago. he's speaking not just for john mccain. there are a lot saying let's cut this deal and go home. so i think by sunday we will...
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john boehner considering a lawsuit against them. it can go on and on. president obama made a promise that he was going to do something about immigration. he's been blocked at every turn. partly by the republicans divided among themselves on the immigration question. he is taking action by executive order. and saying if the republican there's come together with an alternative piece of legislation, then he'll rescind his order. that's where it stands. >> clarence and john, here he is. the big announcement comes tomorrow. but the white house began selling the move today. here's president obama posting on facebook which was time from the oval office. >> tomorrow night i'll be announcing here from the white house some stems i can take to start fixing our broken immigration system. everybody agrees our immigration system broken. unfortunately, washington has allowed the problem to fester for too long. so what i'll be laying out is things i can do with my lawful authority as president to make the system work better, even as i continue to work with congress and
john boehner considering a lawsuit against them. it can go on and on. president obama made a promise that he was going to do something about immigration. he's been blocked at every turn. partly by the republicans divided among themselves on the immigration question. he is taking action by executive order. and saying if the republican there's come together with an alternative piece of legislation, then he'll rescind his order. that's where it stands. >> clarence and john, here he is. the...
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michael steel spokesman for john boehner, was decidedly noncommitmental on the issue. "the speaker welcomes the work of leaders like senator rubio on this issue and is looking forward to learning more about the proposal in the coming days. majority leader eric cantor would not comment on a portion of the bill that offers a path to citizenship. congressman raul labrador offered creating a new pathway to citizenship is nott a good day, and lamar smith minced no words. the senate proposal actually compounds the problem by encouraging more illegal immigration. anticipating broad outcry from their right wing flank, republican authors began emphasizing just how incredibly difficult it will be to actually become a citizen. >> let me tell you the path to citizenship is a long and advisone. >> it would be cheaper and easier for them to done it the legal way than the way they're going to get it now. this is going to cost them penalties. this is going to cost them tax wrshz this is going to cost them a significant weight. after they do all of that, the only thing they're going to
michael steel spokesman for john boehner, was decidedly noncommitmental on the issue. "the speaker welcomes the work of leaders like senator rubio on this issue and is looking forward to learning more about the proposal in the coming days. majority leader eric cantor would not comment on a portion of the bill that offers a path to citizenship. congressman raul labrador offered creating a new pathway to citizenship is nott a good day, and lamar smith minced no words. the senate proposal...
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and speaker boehner right now is just trying to survive. he's going to his conference every day and saying, just try to come with me. i'm throwing you a bone with this vote on friday, but eventually we'll have to come together. >> finally and quickly, why do they hate ted cruz so much? i cannot get over the anonymous quotes we've been reading. it feels like there was this dam of content that is now broken, and everyone feels so delighted to express how much they've been hating this dude from the day he showed up. >> here's, real quick, why they don't like senator cruz in the house? house republicans want to determine their own plan. for three months, senator cruz has been wagging his finger at senator boehner, dictating the strategy and they don't like to be dictated to. >> robert costa from the "national review," thank you so much. >>> in the battle of on east side, it is vladimir putin, one, john mccain, zero. i'll explain, coming up. my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to norma
and speaker boehner right now is just trying to survive. he's going to his conference every day and saying, just try to come with me. i'm throwing you a bone with this vote on friday, but eventually we'll have to come together. >> finally and quickly, why do they hate ted cruz so much? i cannot get over the anonymous quotes we've been reading. it feels like there was this dam of content that is now broken, and everyone feels so delighted to express how much they've been hating this dude...
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for john boehner, there is a certain incentive to do that. the big question everybody's got is if the white house as you said press secretary said, if the white house won't negotiate on the debt ceiling and they need to negotiate, what do you do. one idea is to have a negotiation that the white house can say is other sequestration and funding the government and republicans can say is over the debt ceiling. my hunch is they push all of this back and become one huge mess in october. that should be great for traffic to my blog, but not great for the country. >> we want your traffic to be high and the country to be on course, but kicking the can down the road seems to be the strategy in washington. >> it is. i would suggest that ezra is right, but it is worse than that. we will kick the can into 2014. there will be a two or three month. >> do you mean november 2014? >> no, no. like january, february. to me what you are going to see is like the wwe wrestling. you are going to see everyone wrestling and the republicans look like they are fighting,
for john boehner, there is a certain incentive to do that. the big question everybody's got is if the white house as you said press secretary said, if the white house won't negotiate on the debt ceiling and they need to negotiate, what do you do. one idea is to have a negotiation that the white house can say is other sequestration and funding the government and republicans can say is over the debt ceiling. my hunch is they push all of this back and become one huge mess in october. that should...
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john boehner is not a leader. he's being led, and he may take all of us down with him. >> plan b. >> plan b. >> plan b. >> republicans have made every effort to avoid the situation we find ourselves in. >> they keep on finding ways to say no as opposed to finding ways to say yes. >> he goes up to 400. this deal should be done. >> it's very hard for them to say yes to me. >> the decision is for the white house and the senate democrats to come join us so we can avoid the tax hike on american people. >> it is very hard for them to say yes to me. >> they know it is a nonstarter. >> they're thinking about voting for raising taxes, at least on folks over $1 million, which they say they don't want 20 do, but they're going to reject spending cuts that they say they do want to do. that defies logic. >> guess what? the ceos, they're all on his side. >> we should be able to get something done. >> thank you. ♪ >>> it is 12 days to the fiscal cliff, five days to christmas, and one day before some people believe the world wil
john boehner is not a leader. he's being led, and he may take all of us down with him. >> plan b. >> plan b. >> plan b. >> republicans have made every effort to avoid the situation we find ourselves in. >> they keep on finding ways to say no as opposed to finding ways to say yes. >> he goes up to 400. this deal should be done. >> it's very hard for them to say yes to me. >> the decision is for the white house and the senate democrats to come join...
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did mitch mcconnell jam john boehner and force boehner's hand? >> he didn't force boehner's hand, but he did step up in a way that boehner didn't. people will tell you on capitol hill boehner's nerve never looked weaker, here's why. for most of the day yesterday we were not sure there would be a vote, and if there was a vote it could include new spending measures. this bill is all tax increases and very little spending cuts. when the republicans got together yesterday afternoon, there was a rebellion among house republicans. they all wanted spending cuts, both boehner and his number two, eric cantor put out a statement saying there was near unanimous concern about spending. the debate for much of the day is what do we tack on to this turkey the senate sent us? do cuts that we know kill it as the poison pill or there was some conversation about attaching cuts that democrats might find acceptable that the president has been for in the past. in the end, mark, republicans decided they couldn't be stuck with the idea of a middle class tax cut that the
did mitch mcconnell jam john boehner and force boehner's hand? >> he didn't force boehner's hand, but he did step up in a way that boehner didn't. people will tell you on capitol hill boehner's nerve never looked weaker, here's why. for most of the day yesterday we were not sure there would be a vote, and if there was a vote it could include new spending measures. this bill is all tax increases and very little spending cuts. when the republicans got together yesterday afternoon, there was...
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what is boehner going to put on? as i say all the time, the real question is who is going to lead now? is speaker boehner going to lead the caucus or the tea party lead? that's the question of the day. >> thank you for your time. we'll see if your answer to the question of the day is submitted to the president. thank you. >> wait until the wives make the boys come home. >> joining me now is erin pike and david goodfriend. david, you heard congresswoman bass refer to grover norquist. i want to play what he said regarding this ominous threat as described to republicans who may not fall in line. let's play it. >> tea party 2 is going to dwarf ta tea party 1 if obama pushes us off the cliff. >> this was in reference to the president. he's threatening we will see a new, stronger tea party if we go off the cliff. >> yes. grover norquist also predicted an overwhelming victory by mitt romney and was proven wrong then, too. i think he and other republicans are playing a very dangerous game with their own political futures by
what is boehner going to put on? as i say all the time, the real question is who is going to lead now? is speaker boehner going to lead the caucus or the tea party lead? that's the question of the day. >> thank you for your time. we'll see if your answer to the question of the day is submitted to the president. thank you. >> wait until the wives make the boys come home. >> joining me now is erin pike and david goodfriend. david, you heard congresswoman bass refer to grover...
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and boehner was dealt a bad hand. they are not interested in anything but their own ideology and they are willing to put it in front of the country. that's what they have done. it would have been better for the republicans if this never happen and better for the country. but boehner did what he had to do and stood up to the right wing. >> we have a minute and a half left in the vote. luke russert, on john boehner's leadership style that's what's at issue here. when did he stand up and say this is what we must do and when does the speaker basically have to let the members discover what their own limitation are? >> john boehner's leadership style since he took the gavel has been really to follow where the members want to go and let the hot air out of the place -- to use his own language -- and that, he believes lets everyone bark and scream and yell but at the end of the day they come back home and ultimately do what is the smart thing. in this case, john boehner did not want this fight and did not want to shout shut do
and boehner was dealt a bad hand. they are not interested in anything but their own ideology and they are willing to put it in front of the country. that's what they have done. it would have been better for the republicans if this never happen and better for the country. but boehner did what he had to do and stood up to the right wing. >> we have a minute and a half left in the vote. luke russert, on john boehner's leadership style that's what's at issue here. when did he stand up and say...
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that was boehner's position months ago. he had to climb down from that if he wants to keep his speakership. but in the republican party where the president has few friends, john boehner, as weak as he is is one of the only people that president obama can talk to on the republican side. >> i agree. >> who is in the room with the tea party people. >> here's the question. when is that coalition formed? when is the president and the speaker going to say down the road whatever they're talking about, when are they going to ice a deal and say we can never get a deal with ted cruz. he doesn't want a deal. he wants to destroy the president. don't you think that john boehner knows that? >> of course he does. john boehner and ted cruz come from two completely different planets in terms of their view of their responsibilities and their approach to politics and their ideology. they are farther apart than many democrats were from 10 to 15 years ago. >> do you see this thing? you don't remember the republican party howard and i remember,
that was boehner's position months ago. he had to climb down from that if he wants to keep his speakership. but in the republican party where the president has few friends, john boehner, as weak as he is is one of the only people that president obama can talk to on the republican side. >> i agree. >> who is in the room with the tea party people. >> here's the question. when is that coalition formed? when is the president and the speaker going to say down the road whatever...
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this ad is air flg john boehner's district. >> our own representative boehner is risking the health of our economy in america defaults on debts all to pro tech the tax cuts. in budget debates the rich have many political prends, and lobbyists. the poor do not. >> there is letter saying quote, listen tole capitol church, not the tea party. asking him to defend the most vul flerable in society. well be there are conservative christians and conservative and liberals of every religion. i don't believe that religion should govern the country. i do believe, even though i'm a minister, in separate of church and state. but i believe we must have values. values that do not, in my judge emt and in the judgment of other religious leaders. forget about those that are the most vulnerable and most forgoton. values that made this country, valued all over the world. why did people look up to america? not because we exalted the rich but because we lifted the poor. because we had people like dr. martin luther king, jr. and we believe in principles of people like gandhi and we look to people like mother
this ad is air flg john boehner's district. >> our own representative boehner is risking the health of our economy in america defaults on debts all to pro tech the tax cuts. in budget debates the rich have many political prends, and lobbyists. the poor do not. >> there is letter saying quote, listen tole capitol church, not the tea party. asking him to defend the most vul flerable in society. well be there are conservative christians and conservative and liberals of every religion....
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and "sincerely, john boehner." clearly, speaker boehner, a man on fire. joining us now is democratic congressman chris van hollen of maryland. welcome, sir. my apologies for you for my somewhat limited acting skills. how galling is it for you to hear the speaker try to pin legislative obstruction on the president? i mean, even he didn't sound like he believed what he was trying to sell us today, did he. >> martin, this is one of the most outrageous displays of what i would call political twister that i've ever seen because -- >> some people call it rank hypocrisy, sir. >> that would fit the bill very well here. because what you have is a situation where the speaker of the house, john boehner, is on record right now refusing to go to a budget conference so that the house and the senate can work out our differences on the budget, so we can move on with the process, try and replace the sequester. deal with all the important issues for jobs and the economy. he is standing in the way every day to the point where even senator mccain said the republic an positio
and "sincerely, john boehner." clearly, speaker boehner, a man on fire. joining us now is democratic congressman chris van hollen of maryland. welcome, sir. my apologies for you for my somewhat limited acting skills. how galling is it for you to hear the speaker try to pin legislative obstruction on the president? i mean, even he didn't sound like he believed what he was trying to sell us today, did he. >> martin, this is one of the most outrageous displays of what i would call...
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boehner, mcconnell. then you have the kids. cruz, hall, the folks in the house in the tea party faction that came in in 2010. and you have the grown ups who are deathly afraid of the kids. they proved during the 2011 debt ceiling fight, the kids that is, that they don't care. they don't give a damn about what happens to the economy, both domestically and globally, if they didn't raise the debt ceiling. so what you have happening now is president's looking at those folks and saying, okay, you want to shut down the government, you don't want to the fund the government? fine. i've been here before. you guys do that. >> good luck with that. >> but when it comes to the debt ceiling, there was a time when the leadership could go, the grown-ups could go to the kid and say, this is one thing you cannot do. boehner can't do it. he proved that in 2011. mcconnell can't do it because he's running scared, literally, for re-election. so this middle ground that we're talking about happening within the gop on this issue, i will believe that th
boehner, mcconnell. then you have the kids. cruz, hall, the folks in the house in the tea party faction that came in in 2010. and you have the grown ups who are deathly afraid of the kids. they proved during the 2011 debt ceiling fight, the kids that is, that they don't care. they don't give a damn about what happens to the economy, both domestically and globally, if they didn't raise the debt ceiling. so what you have happening now is president's looking at those folks and saying, okay, you...
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my very strong support for speaker boehner. the house republican leadership and this plan to prevent default and reduce washington spending. i also want to commend the speaker for his efforts and for his determination. >> if the boehner proposal does make it to the senate, democrats insist it does not have a chance of making it to the president. >> the speaker's plan is on life support. and it's time for him to pull the plug. we need to move on to other plans that actually have a chance of passing. >> it is not a solution, and it will not pass. every democratic senator will vote against it. i don't know how many more times we need to say that, but it's true. >> so all that work by boehner perhaps for nothing. schumer and reid not alone. all 53 senate democrats are united against the house bill, sending a letter to speaker boehner yesterday saying his plan will never pass the senate. but many conservatives, as you know, also unhappy with boehner's plan. tea party senators sent a letter of their own to the house saying they oppos
my very strong support for speaker boehner. the house republican leadership and this plan to prevent default and reduce washington spending. i also want to commend the speaker for his efforts and for his determination. >> if the boehner proposal does make it to the senate, democrats insist it does not have a chance of making it to the president. >> the speaker's plan is on life support. and it's time for him to pull the plug. we need to move on to other plans that actually have a...
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john boehner isn't just saying he's against this. he's saying that becomes all too normal in washington, that we may not even get a vote on the issue to find out where people stand on a key question going into the holidays and going into a period where people are hurting in the recession. >> the congresswoman brings up a great point. this idea of compromise. the question i always have, why are we always compromising on the backs of regular middle class american folks. we did some great things with this budget deal in terms of cutting into this idea of austerity. at the same time, though, i think that we're still seeing this attempt to balance on the backs of regular americans. could you talk to us about, you know, what are we going to do about interest? we're seeing okay, we're not doing anything for workers. but we now have where it's more expensive for workers to retire at this point in this plan, and we're balancing again on the backs of these folks who can be retires. so what are we going to do about that and when can we see move
john boehner isn't just saying he's against this. he's saying that becomes all too normal in washington, that we may not even get a vote on the issue to find out where people stand on a key question going into the holidays and going into a period where people are hurting in the recession. >> the congresswoman brings up a great point. this idea of compromise. the question i always have, why are we always compromising on the backs of regular middle class american folks. we did some great...